Does total column ozone change during a solar eclipse? by G. H. Bernhard, G. T. Janson, S. Simpson, R. R. Cordero, R. R. Cordero, E. I. Sepúlveda Araya, J. Jorquera, J. A. Rayas, R. N. Lind

“…These results support the conclusion that a solar eclipse does not lead to variations in TCO of more than <span class="inline-formula">±</span> 1.2 DU and that these variations are likely much lower, drawing into question reports of much larger oscillations. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Md. Asaduzzaman, Z. H. M. Nazmul Alam, Mohammad Zabed Jillul Bari, M. M. Jahangir Alam, Shishir Ranjan Chakraborty, Tasnim Ferdousi

“…Higher age, thrombocytopenia, and lower initial level of SpO2 at admission are predictors of in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with COVID-19.…”
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CPR Compression Rotation Every One Minute Versus Two Minutes: A Randomized Cross-Over Manikin Study by Nutthapong Pechaksorn, Veerapong Vattanavanit

“…There were a significantly higher compression depth and lower rescuer fatigue in the 1-minute chest compression group compared with the 2-minute group. …”
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Status of Soil Physicochemical Properties in Forests and Savannas Restored Using the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Approach in Eastern Rwanda by Venuste Nsengimana, Marguerite Mukangango, Jean de Dieu Habiyaremye, Fautine Uwiduhaye, Christella Suavis Iradukunda, Yvonne Bigengimana, Florien Nsanganwimana

“…The restored forest (plot A) had lower level of soil pH and had higher electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, organic carbon, available phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, cation exchange capacity, and sandy loam soil type. …”
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Dosing Patterns during Conversion to IPX066, Extended-Release Carbidopa-Levodopa (ER CD-LD), in Parkinson’s Disease with Motor Fluctuations by John C. Morgan, Rohit Dhall, Robert Rubens, Sarita Khanna, Suneel Gupta

“…The final dose ratios tended to be slightly higher for participants taking lower LD doses at study entry but independent of dose frequency. …”
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Pengaruh Project Based Learning Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Peserta Didik: Studi Meta Analisis by Rahmadini Darwas, Rina Sepriana, Asmar Yulastri, Dedy Irfan, Nizwardi Jalinus

“…Findings – The results of the meta-analysis showed that the effect size analyzed comprehensively in all articles obtained a value of 0.223, with a confidence interval value determined at 95%, the estimated upper value of the effect size obtained was 0.377 and the lower limit value was 0.069. The results of the study revealed a significant difference in the mean effect size at the school level between junior high schools, high schools, and higher education. …”
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A Shared Path: Co-occurrence and Clinical Implications of Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Wojciech Florczak, Joanna Śnieżna, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Wiktoria Domino, Urszula Zelik, Gabriela Trestka, Maria Przygoda, Jagienka Włodyka, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk

“…Personalized treatment approaches seem to be essential for simultaneously managing and optimizing CeD and T1DM. However, the lower compliance to GFD among T1DM patients suggests the need for further research to provide support for long-term management of both T1DM and CeD. …”
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Ecolinguistic dynamics of English loanwords in Chinese: a case study on terms for cement by Ruifeng Mo, Hao-Zhang Xiao

“…Among the five loanwords for cement, the first two exhibit higher vitality and continue to develop sustainably, while the last three show lower vitality and are gradually becoming endangered. …”
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MicroRNA-451a is a candidate biomarker and therapeutic target for major depressive disorder by Yan Chen, Yun Liu, Ming Xiao, Chun Wang, Panpan Hu, Qiuchen Cao, Hu Feng, Jingfan Xu, Weixi Feng, Huaiqing Sun, Huachen Ding, Junying Gao

“…Finally, molecular biological experiments were conducted to investigate the potential mechanism of miR-451a against depression.Results The serum levels of miRNA-451a were significantly lower in patients with MDD, with a negative correlation with the Hamilton Depression Scale scores. …”
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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

“…Decreased GCS remained strongly correlated with presence of ICH in LEP patients in the adjusted model (OR 1.39, CI 1.30 to 1.50).Conclusions LEP correlated with lower GCS in geriatric patients with TBI. This association weakened after adjusting for factors like race, suggesting racial disparities may have more influence than language differences. …”
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Combined effect of healthy lifestyles and obesity on cardiometabolic risks in Chinese rural adults by Hui Fan, Xingyu Zhang, Chongjian Wang, Chunlei Han

“…Compared with participants with obesity who met 0–1 healthy factor, those with obesity who met 4–5 healthy factors have a lower risk of hypertension (odds ratio [OR], 0.41; 95% confidence intervals [95%CI], 0.29–0.58) and dyslipidemia (OR, 0.49; 95%CI, 0.35–0.68) except hyperglycemia (OR, 0.87; 95%CI, 0.53–1.43). …”
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Widening access to isotretinoin in primary care: an evaluation of New Zealand national dispensing data for isotretinoin for acne, 2008–2023 by Bruce Arroll, Diarmuid Quinlan, Peter Moodie, Rachel Petronella Roskvist, Jason Arnold

“…Pacific people were generally lower than Europeans. This suggests the longstanding ethnic disparity in access to isotretinoin is partially reduced.Many countries have restrictions on patient access to isotretinoin, similar to New Zealand in 2008. …”
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Dynamic physiology and transcriptomics revealed the alleviation effect of melatonin on Reaumuria trigyna under continuous alkaline salt stress by Xuebo Li, Lei Wang, Heyi Wang, Rui Hao, Lunkai Gao, Hongbo Cui, Hai Wu, Xiaodong Wu, Tong Qiao, Weijie Bai, Liming Zhang

“…Notably, melatonin treatment increased the germination rate by 35.48% compared to the alkaline salt stress group, which exhibited a 52.15% lower germination rate than the untreated control. …”
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Changes in Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Vertical Column Densities over Japan and Korea during the COVID-19 Using Pandora and MAX-DOAS by Yongjoo Choi, Yugo Kanaya, Hisahiro Takashima, Kihong Park, Haebum Lee, Jihyo Chong, Jae Hwan Kim, Jin-Soo Park

“…Compared to the monthly mean NO2 TropVCD from 2015 to 2018 and in 2019, the values were lower in 2020 due to social distancing in Korea and Japan. …”
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Emotion dysregulation in adolescents is normalized by ADHD pharmacological treatment by Krisztina Kondi, Mária Takács, Evelyn Kovács-Posta, Claudia Szajli, Tünde Sebők-Welker, János M. Réthelyi, Nóra Bunford

“…In case of self-reported ED, ever-medicated adolescents with ADHD exhibited lower ED than never medicated adolescents with ADHD and never medicated adolescents with ADHD exhibited greater ED than adolescents without ADHD. …”
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Metabolic consequences and nailfold capillary changes in children with familial Mediterranean fever by Ahmed S. Abo Hola, Rania S. El Zayat, Wafaa Ahmed Shehata, Mai I. Elashmawy, Noha E. Khalaf, Heba M. S. El Zefzaf

“…Results During attack-free periods, patients exhibited higher total leucocytic counts, ESR, CRP, SAA, HOMA-IR, total cholesterol (TC), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), Castelli’s risk index I (CRI I), and atherogenic coefficient (AC), and a lower hemoglobin level than controls. Additionally, the NC examination identified avascular areas in 14.8% of patients, tortuosities in 18.5%, enlargements in 14.8%, and microhemorrhages in 7.4%. …”
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Attitudes toward artificial intelligence and robots in healthcare in the general population: a qualitative study by Paulina Smoła, Iwona Młoźniak, Monika Wojcieszko, Urszula Zwierczyk, Mateusz Kobryn, Elżbieta Rzepecka, Mariusz Duplaga

“…Positive attitudes toward AI and robots were associated with overall higher trust in technology, the need to adequately respond to demographic challenges, and the conviction that AI and robots can lower the workload of medical personnel. Negative attitudes originated from convictions regarding unreliability and the lack of proper technological and political control over AI; an equally important topic was the inability of artificial entities to feel and express emotions. …”
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THE PROBLEM OF OPENNESS OF THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL MORALITY by V. V. Nadurak

“…The influence of others is usually lower, although at certain periods of system development it may increase or decrease. …”
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Ascorbic Acid Reduces the Blood Boss After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Insights From a Randomized Controlled Trial by Pooya Hosseini-Monfared, MD, Alireza Mirahmadi, MD, Mohammad Mehdi Sarzaeem, MD, Soheil Pourshahryari, MD, Parisa Aminnia, MD, Mohammad Poursalehian, MD, Seyed Morteza Kazemi, MD

“…Results: The patients who have received ascorbic acid had lower Hb drop (g/dL) (1.30 ± 0.72 vs 1.91 ± 0.84, P value < .001) and total blood loss in the first postoperative day (463.60 ± 274.37 vs 732.11 ± 347.78, P value < .001). …”
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Ecological Insights, and Fin Fish Diversity in Carps Spawning Grounds: Case Studies from the Surma River and Tanguar Haor, Bangladesh by Kazi Rabeya Akther, Mohammad Amzad Hossain, Sohel Mian, Nirmal Chandra Roy

“…The Surma River’s ecological indices (2021-2022) indicated decreased diversity, likely due to environmental degradation, while Tanguar haor showed lower diversity possibly attributable to multiple environmental stressors. …”
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